Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-30

ruined by the early frosts.
WHIrAKER NJ. GRAsT, of Iowa, was ap-
pointed Monday, by the president. to be
U. S. attorney for the district of Alaska.
The decision in the Sharpe case has
been affirmed by the general term, all
four of the judges concurring, and
Sharpe goes to Sing Sing Immediately as
this is his last hope of escape.
The Standard Oil gang have held 3
congress in Buffalo, and determined to
! stop production at all wells under their
control until they are able to establish a
material advance in the price of oil.
| The treasury department on Wednes-
day purchased $I,253,25O more of the
four and four and one-half per cent.
bonds making a total purchase under
the last circular of $9,593,425 principal
and premium.
HENRY GEORGE is laboring hard to i'm
press the New Workers that all taxes
should be levied on real estate. If he
would come out west he would find that
his doctrine has been in practical opera
ton ever since the coa1try was settled.
The case of the demurrer of the
Bell Telephone company against the
government which has been before
the United States co1rt in Boston
for some time past was settled and
dismissed Monday, the court sustain
ing the demurrer.
THREE of the Waterloo gang of burg
lars who fed from Grant county a few
weeks ago were captured by Grant county
officers between Manchester and Cedar
Rapids, Ia, and lodged in the Lancaster
jail Sunday night. The prisoners will be
tried aL the circuit court October 11th.
The sculptor for the Beecher statue in
Brooklyn is to bo j. q. A. Ward, whose
best known works are the"IndIan Huuter'
and the statue of Shakespeare in Central
park. Mr. Ward greatly admired the
pastor of Plymouth, and will put love and
enthusiasm into his work
The order Of the Indian bureau that
40 language but the English shall be
taught in the Indian schools, will be
rigidIy enforced. The officials are of
the opinion that if the Indian is ever to
become q citizen, as the land-in-severalty
act contemplates, he must know the
language of the constitution, the law,
and the people of the United States.
AS result of the circular published
Thursday morning by the treasury de-
partment offering to purchase $l4,00O,O0O
of the four and four and a half per cent
bonds, the department purchased $3,494,
700 during the day, including $684,00O
four and half, and $2,8O0,000 four per
cents. The financial officers of the treas
ury are pleased with the result.
New YORK Cry has a gorgeous drink
with new silver dollars of the date 1897.
Over 1000 silver dollars have been set in
the floor and appointments. Evidently
the anti i-poverty societies lately organic
ed hqvo accomplished great work in
New York.
A WHITE trader on the San Carlos In
few days since 10y an Indian scout. Lien
tenant Elliot and several scouts set out
to arrest the murderer, and one of the
scouts was shot by the Indians. The war
department fears that if any further at
tempts are made to arrest the Indians a
general stampede will result
The bottom has all fallen out of the
mining boom in Taylor ~ounty. One
company has suspended operations and
will sell its machinery as soon as possible.
All but two of the other companies either
have or will soon follow suit. Taylor
county business men are the principal
oser. by the collapsed enterprise.
THE Volunteer beat the Thistle in the
first great race for the American cup
yesterday by nineteen minutes and "a
seconds Mr.. Bell, one of the owners of
the Thistle, was greatly dissatisfied with
her slow movement and is of the opinion
that there is something wrong with the
cutters or bottom and to-day she will be
hauled ont and examined. Yes, there is
something wrong with her bottOm-it is
the shape" of her bottom.
lr is disgrace to the city of New York
to have in one ward 5000 children of
school age who have no place to attend
school, and 1000 who are obliged 20 at
tend private schools. The acquisitions
Of the school board have been so cut
down by the board of apportionment that
there is great lack of school houses
1t Ia shame to the American metropo-
lis